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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #154 of 400 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$42.6M
On medical and dental services · $1,239 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,406
−2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,239 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Key West-Key Largo area spend about $42.6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Key West-Key Largo area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Key West-Key Largo area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,881 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Key West-Key Largo area declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Key West-Key Largo area is 56 (upper middle), #154 of 400 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.

How the Key West-Key Largo area compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Key West-Key Largo, FL area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureKey West-Key Largo areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.34.1
Spending per listing$3M$2.6M$3.1M
Households per official establishment6,8815,6805,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.7%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,239$1,132$1,288
Median household income$87,738$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5638

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Key West-Key Largo area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Key West-Key Largo area

Population, 2025 estimate
80,406−2.9% since 2020
Households
34,405
Median age
48.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
983 sq. mi.
People per square mile
83
Median household income
$87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,520
Median home value
$780,600
Jobs located here
41,028
Daytime population
79,622Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Florida

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Key West-Key Largo area marked.

Top small-town markets in Florida

Small-town markets in Florida ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Palatka, FL6182.6$3.7M+5.9%#119 of 400
2Okeechobee, FL5753.3$3M+7.4%#145 of 400
3Key West-Key Largo, FL56144.1$3M−2.9%#154 of 400
4Lake City, FL56124.4$2.3M+6.2%#158 of 400
5Clewiston, FL5273.8$2.6M+18.8%#193 of 400
6Arcadia, FL4053.9$2.3M+8.8%#285 of 400

Other business types in the Key West-Key Largo area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 optometrists and eye clinics in the Key West-Key Largo area. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Key West-Key Largo, FL area spend on medical and dental services?

About $42.6M a year, or $1,239 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,405 households in the Key West-Key Largo area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Key West-Key Largo, FL area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Key West-Key Largo area has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,881 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Key West-Key Largo, FL area growing?

Population estimates put the Key West-Key Largo area at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in the Key West-Key Largo area is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Key West-Key Largo area scores 56 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #154 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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